Coping with Public Health Hazards in Post-SARS China

Testimony from Asia Program and Global Health Program

Testimony from Asia Program and Global Health Program

Coping with Public Health Hazards in Post-SARS China

Testimony by Yanzhong Huang

May 2013

Testimony: Testimony by CFR fellows and experts before Congress.

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In his testimony before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Yanzhong Huang discusses China's recent public health crises. He focused on two areas: encouraging further government transparency and emboldening civil society to help enact policy changes.

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